Four men have been convicted in Miami federal court over a plot linked to the 2021 killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.A jury found Arcangel Pretel Ortiz, Antonio Intriago, Walter Veintemilla and James Solages guilty on Friday after a nine-week trial.Prosecutors said the men recruited former Colombian soldiers and supplied money, guns, ammunition and tactical vests as part of a conspiracy to kill Moïse.The court also heard that a fifth defendant, Christian Emmanuel Sanon, will be tried later because of health issues.The verdict is a significant step in a case that has drawn attention in Haiti and the United States... [Continue Reading]
Four men have been found guilty in the case over the assassination of Haiti's former president, Jovenel Moïse, according to the supplied court report.Moïse, who was 53, was gunned down in his bedroom in July 2021.The verdict relates to one of the most closely watched cases in Haiti's recent political history.The killing triggered years of gang violence and instability in Haiti, and the case has remained a major point of public concern.The supplied row does not give details of the charges, the court venue or the sentences.The outcome matters because the assassination of a sitting president helped deepen an already... [Continue Reading]
A former law enforcement officer has been found guilty over the fatal shooting of Casey Goodson Jr. in Ohio, according to the supplied court row.The case centres on Jason Meade, who had been searching for a fugitive when he shot Mr Goodson in 2020.The verdict marks a significant development in a case that has drawn attention because it involved an on-duty killing.The supplied material does not give the exact charges, the sentence, or details of the court proceedings.It also does not say when sentencing or any further hearings may take place.The outcome matters because convictions of law enforcement officials in... [Continue Reading]
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton said Bradley Heppner, the former chairman of GWG Holdings, Inc., was found guilty by a jury. GWG Holdings was identified in the source as a publicly traded company. The verdict followed a three-week trial before U.S. The source does not provide the specific charges, the conduct underlying the fraud case, or any court ruling beyond the guilty verdict. No sentence, forfeiture, restitution, or other enforcement outcome is stated in the source text. The announcement is limited to the fact of conviction and the defendant's former role at GWG... [Continue Reading]
A Cork jury has found William Brennan not guilty of assault causing serious harm and of producing a knife in connection with an incident involving his two brothers in Ballyhalwick, Dunmanway, Co Cork.The verdicts were returned at Cork Circuit Criminal Court after the jury of eight men and four women deliberated for 90 minutes.All three verdicts were unanimous.Brennan had faced two charges of assault causing serious harm against John Brennan Jnr and Jerry Brennan Jnr, as well as a charge of producing a knife at Ballyhalwick on 17 August 2024.He hugged his senior counsel after being cleared.The case matters because... [Continue Reading]
A British court has found two men guilty of spying on activists from Hong Kong on behalf of Chinese authorities, prompting fresh questions about the future of Hong Kong's trade office in London.The verdict involved Bill Yuen Chung-biu, the London office's manager, and Peter Wai Chi-leung, a retired Hong Kong police superintendent.Analysts cited in the supplied material said the office is unlikely to be shut.The Hong Kong government has said the allegations were "absolutely unrelated" to both the administration and its London office, while Beijing's embassy in the UK dismissed the case as a "political move".The case matters because it... [Continue Reading]
A man has been found guilty of manslaughter after fatally punching another man outside a pub in Leicestershire.Nathan Gothard was convicted at Leicester Crown Court over the death of David Darke, 66, near The Crown Inn in Appleby Magna.The court heard Darke was knocked to the ground during an earlier fight outside the bar, before helping Gothard back to his feet.Prosecutors said Gothard then attacked him again, causing a skull fracture.Gothard, 37, denied murder and an alternative manslaughter charge, but the jury returned a guilty verdict on the lesser count on Thursday.He stood in the dock with his head bowed... [Continue Reading]